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American Kurdish Information NetworkSun, 02 Aug 2015 15:27:11 +0000en-UShourly1Calling all John Browns in Turkeyhttp://kurdistan.org/calling-all-john-browns-in-turkey/
http://kurdistan.org/calling-all-john-browns-in-turkey/#commentsSun, 02 Aug 2015 15:22:51 +0000http://kurdistan.org/?p=1993Continue reading →]]>I hope there is a John Brown roaming around somewhere in Turkey—one who hates supremacy of Turks over the Kurds as much as John Brown detested the slavery of blacks in America.

Brown, an ardent abolitionist, determined to free the slaves through armed insurrection—which he tried in 1859 by raiding the U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

President Barzani of little Kurdistan hoped for “peace” in the region while his Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, a graduate of University of Tehran no less, envisioned “better economic ties” with Iran.

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]]>http://kurdistan.org/kurt-camisi-ve-amerikan-kilisesi/feed/0Memo to President Obamahttp://kurdistan.org/memo-to-president-obama/
http://kurdistan.org/memo-to-president-obama/#commentsMon, 15 Jun 2015 21:23:15 +0000http://kurdistan.org/?p=1905Continue reading →]]>From Rudaw.net
There is a statue of Woodrow Wilson in Prague, Czech Republic.

There is a statue of Bill Clinton in Pristina, Republic of Kosovo.

There should be one of you, in Hawler, Kurdistan.

Before telling you why, permit me thank you for honoring President Barzani of Kurdistan at the White House last month.

The Kurdish Embassy spoke of a fruitful and forthright exchange of views, and noted that you have studied “Kurdish history” and “knew” of the hardships Kurds face.

That last tidbit brought a smile to my face seeing that you are now an honorary “member” of Kurdish Studies Network (KSN) whose ranks include the renowned Dutch scholar Martin van Bruinessen!

Welcome aboard, sir!

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]]>http://kurdistan.org/memo-to-president-obama/feed/0A Turkish Trojan-Horse Election?http://kurdistan.org/a-turkish-trojan-horse-election/
http://kurdistan.org/a-turkish-trojan-horse-election/#commentsSat, 06 Jun 2015 20:44:42 +0000http://kurdistan.org/?p=1947Continue reading →]]>It has been more than 3,000 years since the Greeks gave the world a new word: “Trojan Horse,” which has come to mean cagy deception.

That’s because the Greeks—after failing to defeat Troy during a ten-year siege—left a huge wooden horse, as if they were offering a grand tribute to the victorious Trojans.

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]]>http://kurdistan.org/a-turkish-trojan-horse-election/feed/0A Kurdish Mosque and an American Churchhttp://kurdistan.org/a-kurdish-mosque-and-an-american-church/
http://kurdistan.org/a-kurdish-mosque-and-an-american-church/#commentsSun, 17 May 2015 20:52:02 +0000http://kurdistan.org/?p=1951Continue reading →]]>The city of Washington is chockfull of monuments honoring famous generals and politicians.

Anyone living in the city is used to seeing them.

But we are not used to a large banner unfurled at a major intersection inviting us to “An Evening with David Brooks.”

Mr. Brooks, an author, columnist, commentator and lecturer, spoke at National Presbyterian Church on May 7.